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Colorado, USA-based OncoVerity announced the closing of a series A extension led by existing investors, argenX and RefinedScience. The value was not disclosed, but this extension follows a $30 million Series A fundraiser in March 2023. 22 November 2024
Biotechnology
Sweden-based BioArctic saw its fall 7.5% to 139.90 kronor on Friday, after its announced that its partner, Japan’s Eisa, has updated its revenue outlook for the Alzheimer’s treatment Leqembi (lecanemab) for the 2024 fiscal year (FY), which runs from April 2024 through March 2025. 11 November 2024
Biotechnology
Danish biotech Gubra announces that Germany’s Boehringer Ingelheim has decided to discontinue the development of the long-acting neuropeptide Y receptor type 2 (NPY2R) agonist BI 1820237 in obesity. 4 November 2024
Biotechnology
Japanese drugmaker Eisai has completed the rolling submission of a Biologics License Application (BLA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for lecanemab-irmb (US brand name Leqembi) subcutaneous autoinjector for weekly maintenance dosing after it was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA. 1 November 2024
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GSK has announced its largest US manufacturing investment to date, dedicated to producing medicines and vaccines. 25 October 2024
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Following a re-examination, the European Medicines Agency’s human health committee, CHMP confirmed its initial recommendation to refuse the granting of a conditional marketing authorization for Masitinib AB Science’s masitinib. 18 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
University Medical Center Groningen (UMCG) and SHINE Europe have secured a 10.5 million euro ($11 million) grant to advance European production of terbium isotopes for cancer treatments. 17 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
Danish dermatology focused LEO Pharma has announced the launch of Anzupgo (delgocitinib) cream in Germany for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe chronic hand eczema (CHE), for whom topical corticosteroids are inadequate or inappropriate. 15 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
French pharma major Sanofi revealed it has entered into negotiations with private equity firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) for the potential sale of a 50% controlling stake in Opella, its consumer healthcare business. 14 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
The UK’s new 2024 voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access, and growth (VPAG) came into force at the beginning of January this year. 4 October 2024
Biotechnology
Sirnaomics, a firm specializing in RNAi therapeutics, has entered into a subscription agreement with biotech specialist Poon Hung Fai. 4 October 2024
Biotechnology
GigaGen has been awarded a contract by the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA), part of the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR) within the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). 4 October 2024
Biotechnology
Oxford, UK-based Enara Bio today announces the closing of a $32.5 million Series B financing supported by a strong syndicate of new and existing biotech investors. 3 October 2024
Pharmaceutical
French drugmaker Mitem Pharmavhas the worldwide acquisition of Desferal (deferoxamine), a major MITM in hematology, from Swiss giant Novartis. 25 September 2024
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The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP) has elected Bruno Sepodes as its new chair. 19 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Austrian Academy of Sciences (OeAW) is further expanding its focus on life sciences by opening an institute for biomedical artificial intelligence (AI) based on a 150 million euros ($166.8 million) funding from the German non-profit Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation (BIS). 18 September 2024
Biotechnology
Zenas BioPharma announced the pricing of its upsized initial public offering of 13,235,294 shares of its common stock at an initial public offering price of $17.00 per share. 13 September 2024
Biotechnology
US pharma major Eli Lilly and Egyptian firm EVA Pharma have entered into an agreement to expand access to Olumiant (baricitinib) to an estimated 20,000 people in 49 low- to middle-income countries in Africa by 2030. 6 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Novartis is building two new radioligand therapy (RLT) manufacturing facilities in the USA to enhance its supply chain for cancer treatments. This move supports the growing use of RLTs, a form of precision medicine that targets tumors with radiation. 6 September 2024
Biotechnology
Californian biopharma 89bio, a company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for the treatment of liver and cardiometabolic diseases, has announced an important appointment. 17 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Radioligand therapies (RLTs) have received prominent attention from major pharmaceutical companies in treating prostate cancer. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
Bicara Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing bifunctional therapies for solid tumors, has closed its initial public offering, raising approximately $362 million. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
British biotech IMU Biosciences has announced key changes to its leadership team as it looks to grow in the field of precision medicine. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
French pharma major Sanofi today revealed it is shipping Beyfortus (nirsevimab-alip) 50mg and 100mg Injection doses in the USA to private healthcare providers and to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
Eisai and Merck & Co have announced positive data for their combination therapy of Lenvima (lenvatinib) and Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in liver cancer. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
Following its $2.7 billion acquisition of Carmot Therapeutics, Roche is intensifying its focus on obesity treatments, details of which have been set out at an investor event. 17 September 2024
Biotechnology
Swiss pharma giant has shared a well-timed updated analysis from the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Ocrevus Zunovo (ocrelizumab and hyaluronidase-ocsq) for the treatment of relapsing multiple sclerosis (RMS) and primary progressive multiple sclerosis (PPMS), from Swiss pharma giant Roche. 16 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
German pharma major Bayer today released results from the Phase III ARANOTE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) taking place in Spain. 16 September 2024
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Swiss pharma giant has shared a well-timed updated analysis from the pivotal Phase III NATALEE trial at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024. 16 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
The Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee (GIDAC) of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) met on Friday to discuss Intercept Pharmaceuticals’ supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Ocaliva (obeticholic acid, OCA). 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
Ohio, USA-based Trailhead Biosystems has appointed Josh Snow as its new chief commercial officer, as the company moves to expand its presence in the commercial market with its iPSC-derived human cell products. 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
As ever, US pharma giant Merck & Co has been sharing plenty of data on its blockbuster anti-PD-1 therapy Keytruda (pembrolizumab) at this year’s meeting of the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO). 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
American mRNA-immunotherapy start-up Myeloid Therapeutics has launched a subsidiary, Aurora Biosynthetics, in Australia. 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
San Diego-based Vironexis Biotherapeutics, a company developing AAV-delivered T-cell immunotherapies, has emerged from stealth mode. 16 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Boehringer Ingelheim today announced that the FIBRONEER-IPF trial met its primary endpoint, which was the absolute change from baseline in Forced Vital Capacity [mL] (FVC) at week 52 versus placebo. FVC is a measure of lung function. 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
Positive results from the NIAGARA Phase III trial showed that UK pharma major AstraZeneca’s (LSE: AZN) Imfinzi (durvalumab) in combination with chemotherapy demonstrated a statistically-significant and clinically-meaningful improvement in the primary endpoint of event-free survival (EFS) and the key secondary endpoint of overall survival (OS) versus neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer (MIBC). 16 September 2024
Pharmaceutical
Oligonucleotide therapeutics are rapidly emerging as a promising class of drugs capable of addressing a variety of genetic and complex diseases by targeting RNA sequences.1 16 September 2024
Biotechnology
The Phase II study of ponsegromab, a monoclonal antibody directed against growth differentiation factor-15 (GDF-15), met its primary endpoint of change from baseline in body weight compared to placebo in people with cancer cachexia and elevated levels of GDF-15, said US pharma giant Pfizer. 16 September 2024
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